Lexicon :: Strong's G4688 - spekoulatōr

σπεκουλάτωρ
Transliteration
spekoulatōr (Key)
Pronunciation
spek-oo-lat'-ore
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Latin origin
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σπεκουλάτωρ spekoulátōr, spek-oo-lat'-ore; of Latin origin; a speculator, i.e. military scout (spy or (by extension) life-guardsman):—executioner.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4688 in the following manner: executioner (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4688 in the following manner: executioner (1x).

  1. a spy, scout

  2. under the emperors an attendant and member of the body guard, employed as messengers, watchers, and executioners

  3. the name is transferred to an attendant of Herod Antipas that acted as executioner

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σπεκουλάτωρ spekoulátōr, spek-oo-lat'-ore; of Latin origin; a speculator, i.e. military scout (spy or (by extension) life-guardsman):—executioner.
STRONGS G4688:
σπεκουλάτωρ, σπεκουλατορος (R G σπεκουλατορος (cf. Tdf. on Mark as below)), ὁ (the Latin wordspeculator), a looker-out, spy, scout; under the emperors an attendant and member of the body-guard, employed as messengers, watchers, and executioners (Seneca, de ira 1, 16centurio supplicio praepositus codere gladium speculatorem jubet; also de benef. 3, 25); the name is transferred to an attendant of Herod Antipas that acted as executioner: Mark 6:27. Cf. Keim, ii., 512 (English translation, 4:219; J. W. Golling in Thes. Nov. etc. ii., p. 405f.)
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